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🤖 Using EAs & Indicators at TradersFlow: Clear Guidelines

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What's Allowed

  1. All EAs/Indicators Permitted

    • Martingale, grid, arbitrage, custom scripts – all welcome!

  2. Shared Tools Encouraged

    • Use public EAs (e.g., from MQL5), but customize parameters:

Example:

• Original EA: TP=50, SL=20

• Your Version: TP=42, SL=18 + volatility filter


🚫 Strictly Prohibited

These market-abusive strategies are banned:

Strategy

Why Forbidden

Real Example

Latency Arbitrage

Exploiting price delays

❌ EA opening trades during news server lag

Tick Scalping

Abusing fractional price gaps

❌ 200+ micro-lot trades/second

Order Flooding

Spamming brokers with fake orders

❌ EA placing/canceling 100 orders/minute

High-Frequency Trading (HFT)

<3ms trade durations

❌ 500 trades/second EA


⚙️ Customization Requirement

Avoid "clone trading" by modifying:

  1. Entry/Exit Logic

    • Change TP/SL ratios, add trailing stops

  2. Risk Parameters

    • Adjust lot sizing, max drawdown limits

  3. Time Filters

    • Add session open/close restrictions

  4. Asset Selection

    • Trade different instruments than EA defaults

✅ Example:

Public "Gold EA" Settings:

- TP: 500 pips

- SL: 200 pips

- Trade Time: 08:00-16:00 GMT


Your Custom Version:

- TP: 420 pips

- SL: 180 pips

- Trade Time: 02:00-11:00 GMT // Adjusted for Asian session

- Added: RSI>30 filter


💡Tips for EA Users

  1. Backtest First → Verify 6+ months historical performance

  2. Add Unique Filters → News events, volatility thresholds

  3. Start Small → Test with 0.1 lots before scaling

  4. Monitor Dashboard → Real-time "EA Compliance" alerts

⚠️ Using prohibited strategies = instant account termination


Trade smart, not identical – your edge comes from uniqueness! 🔧

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